New Inductive Safety Sensor Portfolio from
Pepperl+Fuchs
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he new family of safety sensors
from Pepperl+Fuchs - the inventor
of the inductive proximity sensor -
includes four cylindrical and rectangular
series with cable and plug connection.
The sensors are TÜV-certified in
accordance with the Machinery Directive
(EN 13849) Performance Level PLd,
Category 2, and SIL 2.
They are used to safeguard machines
and plant components as well as for
reliable position detection within this
environment.
Inductive sensors with an increased
temperature range, as well as increased
EMC resistance and E1 approval for the
use of mobile machinery and vehicles in
safety-critical areas, round off this new
portfolio.
These safety proximity sensors do not
require a special coded target and
can therefore be used with standard
metal actuators. The sensors from
Pepperl+Fuchs have no blind zone and
can therefore be mounted easily and
without any additional adjustment.
The sensors are equipped with
standardized OSSD outputs (Output
Signal Switching Device) for signals and
diagnostics that can be connected to a
safety module or a corresponding control
panel.
The inductive safety sensors from
Pepperl+Fuchs have very high
characteristic safety values due to the
electronics used.
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As a result, the regular functional
inspections are required significantly
less often, and integration into the safety
loop is notably more straightforward.
Pepperl+Fuchs is one of the world’s
leading providers of industrial sensors
and explosion protection. Based on an
intense dialogue with our customers
for more than 70 years we continue to
develop new components and solutions,
which support their applications the
best way possible. For the landmark
topic Industrie 4.0 (Industrial Internet
of Things) we develop innovative
technologies that pave the way to the
digital networked production and to data
transfer across all hierarchy levels – even
beyond companies’ boundaries.
Industrial sensors: focus on the market
Market-specific solutions dominate an
extensive portfolio of industrial sensors
that covers all applications the market
requires from today’s automation
technology. From the inductive and
capacitive to the photoelectrical and
highly precise ultrasonic sensors,
identification systems and many
more Pepperl+Fuchs offers all current
operating principles in a broad variety.
Sensorik4.0® provides sensor technology
for Industrie 4.0. Our technologies
enable sensors without difficulty to
communicate horizontally within the
production process and to exchange
data vertically – even into higher-level
information systems such as MES or ERP.
Process interfaces: secure applications
Components and technologies for use
in hazardous areas are designed to fit
the most specific requirements in the
industries we serve.
They guarantee maximum availability at
maximum safety. Isolated barriers, signal
isolators, remote I/O or fieldbus systems,
HMIs and many other technologies
offer solutions for a wide range of
applications including certified packaged
solutions and all types of explosion
protection.
Ex-Protection4.0 brings digital
networked Industrie 4.0-production
structures to process industries.
With concept studies like Ethernet
for Process Automation integrated
communication throughout all levels
of an automation system via Ethernet
becomes feasible – for the first time ever
even down to the filed level.
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